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title: soy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «soy» in the school dictionary: Soya beans, the seeds of a plant from East Asia that are rich in protein, used to make many foods. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# soy

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**Who acts:** seeds, I, cousin, Dad · **What happens:** be, use, make, ferment, have, drink · **To what, where:** protein, Soya beans, many foods, dark salty sauce, fermented soya beans, Soy sauce

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«soy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [soy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soya beans, the seeds of a plant from East Asia that are rich in protein, used to make many foods.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:m1:1
# text = Soya beans, the seeds of a plant from East Asia that are rich in protein, used to make many foods.
1	Soya	Soya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
21	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the seeds of a plant from East Asia |  |  | protein |  | rich *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | Soya beans and the seeds of a plant from East Asia *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | many foods |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Product |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soy sauce, a dark salty sauce made from fermented soya beans, used in Chinese, Japanese and other cooking.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:m2:1
# text = Soy sauce, a dark salty sauce made from fermented soya beans, used in Chinese, Japanese and other cooking.
1	Soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	fermented	ferment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
11	soya	soya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
16	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	Japanese	Japanese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
21	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a dark salty sauce *not said here* |  | fermented soya beans |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from bean=Material |
| 2 | **ferment** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | Soy sauce *not said here* |  | Chinese cooking |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made from soya: soy milk, soy yoghurt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:m3:1
# text = Made from soya: soy milk, soy yoghurt.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	soya	soya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	yoghurt	yoghurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | soya |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from soya=Material |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have soy sauce with my sushi?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:x1:1
# text = Can I have soy sauce with my sushi?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sushi	sushi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | soy sauce |  |  |  | with my sushi | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sauce=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin drinks soy milk because she can't have cow's milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:x2:1
# text = My cousin drinks soy milk because she can't have cow's milk.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present | My cousin | soy milk |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **have** | can | cousin | cow's milk |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tofu is made from soy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:x3:1
# text = Tofu is made from soy.
1	Tofu	Tofu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Tofu |  | soy |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from soy=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soy is listed as an allergen on the label.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:x4:1
# text = Soy is listed as an allergen on the label.
1	Soy	Soy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	listed	list	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	allergen	allergen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present · passive |  | Soy |  |  |  | as a allergen on the label | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most soya is fed to farm animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:x5:1
# text = Most soya is fed to farm animals.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	soya	soya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present · passive |  | Most soya | farm animals |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to animal=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad marinated the chicken in soy and honey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soy:x6:1
# text = Dad marinated the chicken in soy and honey.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	marinated	marinate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marinate** | past | Dad |  | the chicken |  |  | in soy and honey | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent chicken=Destination in soy=Theme |

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